Friday, July 23, 2010

COMMENTS: Two 2-0 wins does not a six-game losing slump erase, but it's a start. The Dodgers face a far greater test tonight in Santana, who lifetime against them is 3-0 with a 0.44 ERA. That's right, 0.44. However, Padilla has a 0.87 ERA in his last three starts, so it's like going to junior prom — don't expect a lot of scoring.

That specific? I really didn't think the term "Tattooed Lady" was old enough to fall out of the lexicon. Then again, I'm a dirty old curmudgeon trapped as a 30-year-old, so I may not be the best judge.

Overheard last night at Angelo's in Anaheim, spoken by some dude who sounded like he had some MLB experience: "The Dodgers should be playing Anderson every day while Manny's hurt. They'd be doing a lot better."

I gave him absolutely no credibility for his "MLB" experience once I heard that. Then my friend, who has MLB experience, came in. I asked if he knew the cat who was spouting off.His answer was along the lines of, "You mean that drunk over there?"

I'm probably under a sedimentary rock. Since I'm oblivious to much mainstream knowledge, I'm probably under a rarer kind of rock than my cousins. Sedimentary rocks only form 5% of the total volume of the earth's crust.

Perhaps my cousins live under metamorphic rocks. Like the way metamorphic rocks change based on external influences, so too are my cousins' interest in various pop culture (ie, it is shaped by what is popular).

It's still early but re Padilla I would say: it seems like if he gets knocked off his stride early, he just falls apart. If he has early success, he cruises. Not all that different from a number of pitchers, perhaps, but as a veteran he should be able to right his ship if he's in early trouble.

I give JTack a pass tonight. Lordy he just got fit with a uni and has probably never met JMart before much less work out some signs and practice together. And he comes into a new stadium nervous as hell with inherited runners.

I really am not normally a "Blame Torre" kinda guy, but he put this one out of reach. Everyone and their mom knows the bench can barely hit better than the pitchers, so bringing in Belliard with two out and one on was a huge blunder.